NPR Story

8:04 am

Sat January 25, 2014

Brushing Off The Mockery, Curlers Push For Olympic Glory

It's difficult to find a sport more maligned than curling, but curlers say that's changing. NPR's Jacki Lyden talks with Paul Savage, a formerly overweight Canadian curling champion who took home an Olympic medal at age 50. These days, the sport is more about fitness than it is about the beer.